Comments on: Perry Noble on “Resign Today” and More

By: H E L L O ? R I G H T O N !

H E L L O ? R I G H T O N ! — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:44 +0000

[...] — maybe you are not. All this recent talk (here, here, here) about being passionate about one’s job has caused me to reflect. I realize I likely have the [...]

By: Bo

Bo — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:52:28 +0000

No way, I freakin have that shirt that Perry is wearing!

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:46:20 +0000

Right on with the Sermon on the Mount series…I love it!

In my last semester of Greek at Lincoln Christian College, our class broke down the entire message – word by word – and it totally rocked our world.

Man, you’ll experience some series growth in that study.

By: EROPPER

EROPPER — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:57:56 +0000

This whole Business/CEO model of “doing church” is sickening…..It no way resembles the picture of the CHURCH we see in the New Testament……..

By: Straight Up » Blog Archive » Hello Friday, my name is Links

Straight Up » Blog Archive » Hello Friday, my name is Links — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:33:04 +0000

[...] Something Probably A Little Over Dramatic. this. then this. [...]

By: David Richardson

David Richardson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:13:19 +0000

This was interesting. Thanks for posting it.

By: Lee McFarland

Lee McFarland — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:30:35 +0000

Hey Tony! I have been following the “Resign Today” thread with great interest. I think Perry hit on some great thoughts in his video interview. It reminded me of another idea that us leaders have to keep in mind: get out the mirror! I would submit that many times, “passionless employees” are the result of poor leadership. Oh wait, before someone shouts, “I’m a passionate leader full of passion… how could they be passion-less working for me?” I am not talking about the “passion-level” of the leader… I’m talking about how well a leader links his vision into something that energizes the organization. (Trust me, I’m no expert at it – just ask anybody on my staff!) I think it is one of the toughest things to accomplish. I have heard it called, “vision-mapping.” Before I became a pastor, when I worked for Microsoft and Honeywell, and I had some amazing experiences with this – here’s just one: I had a production line that had a terrible rework rate. And the employees were not “passionate” at all about fixing it. It was a “job,” nothing more, and they saw bringing the rework rate down as only something that would make me look good, not them. It was the classic, “What’s in it for me?” scenario. Oh boy. So, I surveyed them, and asked, “What would really make you excited about work each morning?” You know what they said? “Leaving early.” Ok. Then I had a crazy idea. What if I struck a deal with them? I said, “You get to leave a half-hour early every day that the rework rate from the previous day goes down at least 0.1%.” We’re talking 200 emplyees here, so I had to get approval from the VP, and work through it all with HR. But I got it through the red tape, and I announced it. Kabaam! I literally watched the rework rate drop every single day for 3 months! By the end of the quarter, I went from having the worst production line, to having the best production line! Why? Because people who were passion-less about their job had suddenly seen a connection between their personal happiness and a goal. We even had a celebration breakfast at the local hangout, and people said things like, “I didn’t know my job could be so fun,” and “this made work fun again.” Wow! I have never forgotten the lesson I learned from that: A true leader does more than just say, “Be passionate about your job.” You must create the scenario that causes it to genuinely happen. You must ask, “What do I want?”, and then find out, “What do they truly want?” The ultimate scenario is when you link those two things together. Sorry for the painfully long post! Your friend, Lee McFarland, http://www.radiantchurch.com

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:26:03 +0000

brilliant!

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:07:43 +0000

If you do not have passion for what you do, then indeed that is a problem! Thanks for what you guys do at Newspring–such an inspiration to me and my ministry team.

By: Johnathan

Johnathan — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:25:25 +0000

Tony,

Thank you for posting this. It was really helpful in understanding what your orginal post meant. Although I am still am wrestling with the whole “dream job” issue, it really brought me closer to God by thinking and praying about it. Thanks for taking the time to shed a different light on it.

Also, I think Perry was dead on when he spoke about the election results. Very insightful.

Keep doing what you do!!